Turn-signal device for vehicles



H. W. HENDRICKS mum! SIGNAL DEVICE F611 VEHICLES .Feb. 14, 1928.

Filed Feb. 7. 1927 INVENTOR .Hbmce wfi'elzdrzd t ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 14, 1928.

UNITED STATES HORACE W. HENDRICKS, 01' NEW YORK, N. Y.

TURN-SIGNAL DEVICE 10R 'VEHICLIE.

Application filed February 7, 1937. Ierlfl Io. 108,387.

This inventionrelates toimprovements in signals particularly adapted to be mounted upon a vehicle so as to permit the driver of the vehicle to let know to the drivers of vehicles or pedestrians to the rear of the vehicle that he intends to turn. The invention is adapted to bemounted at or near the driving seat of the vehicle andis readily operable by the hand to extend the same.

A light is provided at the end of the signal whereby it can readily be seen in the dark.

A further object of the invention is to provide a signal device of novel construction and arrangement of part hereinafter more fully described, claime and illustrated in the accompanying drawing- Fig. 1 is a rear elevational view of a motor vehicle showing my improved device mounted thereon. a 6

Fig. 2 is a detail front elevational view of my improved device, in an extended position. 6 y a Fig. 3 is a side elevational view thereof.

Fig. 4 is a similar view illustrating a modification of my im roved device.

Fig. 5 is a rear e evational view, in an extended position, illustrating a further developmcnt of my improved device.

As here embodied my improved device comprises a supporting member 10, preferably of U shaped construction, having attached thereto a plate member 11, as a means of attaching my improved signal at a point on the vehicle at or near the driving seat thereof. The blade member 12, is rigidly attached to the supporting member 10, and is extended verticall upward therefrom. The intermediate bla e members 13 and 14 are pivotally attached, as at 15, by a bolt, stud, or the like, carried in the supporting member 10, and are extended upwardly thereof. The intermediate blade member 13, is hinged, as at 16 and 17, by link members, hinged intermediate thereof, and pivotally attached, at their extremities to the intermediate blade member 13 and to the blade member 12. The intermediate blade member Lt, is similarly hinged, as at 18 and 19, to the intermediate blade member 13. The lower blade member 20, is pivotally attached by the above mentioned bolt 15 to the supporting member 10, and is extended outwardly therefrom. The lower blade member 20, is hinged, as at 21 and 22, by similar link members, hinged intermediate. thereof, and pivotally attached, at their extremities to the lower blade member 20 and to the intermediate blade member 14. The lower blade member 20 is provided with teeth 23, cut or arranged similarly to the the teeth of a segment gear, and adapted to engage. teeth out or'formed in the rack bar 6 24, slidablymounted in the supporting member 10, and extended therefrom. Theh andle member 25 is attached to the rack bar 24,.and is extended therefrom, and has at tached at its extended extremity a knob 26 or handle. q i

The above described construction bein such as will permit the above;mentioned blade members 13, 14 and 20 to be pivotally extended, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 when the knob 26 is pulled or forced outwardly.

The above mentioned blade members 20, 14, 13, and 12 may be of any desired contouror deslgn, so as to provide an ornamental device, which will attract ready attention. The blade members 20, 14, 13 and 12, have stenciled, or cut therein, respectively, the letters T U R N, as desig nated by the reference, numeral 27. The transparent members 28, preferably of'green colored celluloid, are attached to the rear of the blade members 20, 14, 13 and 12, directly in the back of the above referred to letters T U R N. The electric light socket 29, is attached to the bracket 30, car ried by, and extended outwardly in front of the lower blade member 20. The electric light socket 29, is connected by means of the electric light wire 31, or cable, to any convenient suitable source of electric power,

preferably the storage battery such as or dinarily provided to supply electric current to the electric lights carried by the motor vehicle. The electric light socket 29, is adapted to removably carry the electric light bulb 32. The above described construction being such as will permit my improved signal to be lighted at night.

In Fig. 3, I have shown the electric light bulb 32, positioned at the rear of the lower blade member 20, so as to reflect light through the transparent members 28, so as to render the letters T U R N plainly visible at night.

In Fi 5, of the accompanying drawing, I have s own the electric light bulb 32, positioned in the casing 33, attached to the rear of the lower blade member 20, 081itioned directly over the above mentione letter T. Similar'casings 34, and 36 are attached to the blade members 14, 18 and 12, respectively, and are positioned over the letters U R N respectively. The

casings 83, 34, 35 and 36, are formed or shaped, segmentary and are adapted to engage with each other, or to telescope, when my improved signal is in' closed position. The above described construction is such as will confine the light from the electric light bulb 32, so as to more clearly illuminate the letters T U R N when my improved device is in an open or extended position. 1

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to pro ect by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows: v

1. A device of the class described comprising a bracket adapted to be attached to an automobile, a blade rigidly attached to said bracket in upright vertical position, a plurality of blades disposed rearwardly of said rigidly mounted blade and pivctally mounted on said bracket, each of said blades being provided with an aperture, transparent letters mounted in said aperture-s, arcuately formed casing sections mounted on the forward side of said blades, said casings being adapted to telescope intoeach other when saidblades are in vertical upright position and to provide a continuous arcuate encasement for confining rays of light when said blades are rotated to inclined extended position, an electric bulb mounted in the casing section of the forward blade adapted to emit light into said casing for rendering the transparent letters of said blades visible at night, and actuating mechanism for rotating casin sections bein of suitable size to telc-,

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scope into each other andinto the first-mentioned CHSIHO section of the forward blade and to be extended relative to eachother for forming a continuous arcuate enc'asin'g onthe forward side of said blades, and an 7 electric bulb mounted on the closed end of said forward casing section for emitting light into said arcuate encasing for rendering said transparent letters visible at night.

3. A signal device for vehicles comprising a bracket, a plurality of'blades pivotally mounted on said bracket, transparent letters mounted in apertures of said blades, and a plurality of casing sections mounted on the forward side of said blades adapted to telescope into each other when said blades are in vertical superimposed relation and to form an arcuate continuous encasement when saidblades are in inclined position for directingrays of light upon said transparent letters.

In testimony whereof I have aifixed my s gnature. 

